Alexander T. Taubes is a civil-rights and criminal-defense attorney in solo practice in New Haven, Connecticut, and a graduate of Yale Law School. His practice includes police-brutality, wrongful-death and post-conviction cases, and he has taught as a visiting clinical lecturer at Yale Law School. He earned his law degree in 2015. His firm also handles personal injury, product liability and medical malpractice matters.
We have documented 1 statement by Alex Taubes, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.
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Role at the time: Civil-rights and criminal-defense attorney
Condemned
Statement summary
Taubes, a New Haven civil-rights attorney, said carrying incarceration debt makes it harder for formerly incarcerated people to reintegrate into society.
“It hurts people's ability to reintegrate into society when they carry these debts”
Open source (opens in a new tab)They served their time in prison. Then the bills arrived.Full article, including the sections headed "Additional punishment," "The John Gottis of the world," "Blood from a stone," "Calls for repeal," "Collections continue," "A punch in the heart" and "Priority creditor"
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Taubes criticizes the practical effect of the debt on people rebuilding their lives after release.
Connecticut charges incarcerated people up to $347 a day and can collect the debt for 20 years after release, including from settlements and inheritances. A 2026 investigation found the state collected about $21 million this way since 2020.
